By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington. Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services. APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid. We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour. APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment. You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints. Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or
[email protected] to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights. APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.I agree that: A.I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information"). B.APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink. C.APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site. D.If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records. E.This E-Sign Acknowledgement and Authorization applies to these Disclosures and all future Disclosures related to APFM's services, unless I revoke my authorization. You may revoke this authorization in writing at any time (except where we have already disclosed information before receiving your revocation.) This authorization will expire after one year. F.You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
*If I am consenting on behalf of someone else, I have the proper authorization to do so. By clicking Get My Results, you agree to our
Privacy Policy. You also consent to receive calls and texts, which may be autodialed, from us and our customer communities. Your consent is not a condition to using our service. Please visit our
Terms of Use. for information about our privacy practices.
My dad gets very dehydrated as well and now has trouble swallowing but I don't think the two are related... other than swallowing is an old age issue as is not being thirsty. He gets aspiration pneumonia because of the swallowing issue. And he has gotten so dehydrated that he needed to go into the hospital to be rehydrated. Getting thickened liquids into her (or my dad) is a battle but necessary.
If so, can the Doctor give you a go-to plan? (Like they do for other conditions eg asthma emergency plan). I would think the first responce would be thickened soups & drinks? But this is too hard due to swallowing issue, is that right?
What's the fuller picture? Is this post surgery? Post stroke? Frailty or end of life?
In addition, based on my experience with my father's dysphagia, it's NOT my understanding that dysphagia is caused by dehydration, which in my understanding and based on discussions with a speech pathologist and therapist, has other causative factors.
Beyond that, how would you plan to rehydrate? Where will you get an IV pole
and other equipment? And the bags of fluid? I can't believe any doctor would script for them (unless you're a med pro) nor would a DME deliver them.
PLEASE don't play doctor or nurse; you could seriously compromise your elder and cause him or her irreversible damage.
If you think the elder really needs IV fluids, consult a qualified medical practitioner.
Lots of soup, Thicken soups with extra vegetables then process it as much as you need to.
Thickening other liquids with a product like Thick It. You can thicken from a nectar thick to pudding thick. As the person declines you will increase the thickness of the liquid.
Stay away from gelatin (Jello) and popsicles and ice cream as they thin out when they get into the mouth.
Is the urine light colored? If so she is probably hydrated.